19211101 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes
REGULAR MEETING.
A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the City of
Vernon, County of Los Angeles, and State of California, was held
on the 1 day of Nov.1921. ,191 ,at 2 o'clock P. M. of
said day at the regular meeting place of said Board in said City
of Vernon, which said time and place is the time and place fixed by
ordinance for regular meetings of the said Board to be held.
There were present at such meeting Trustees,
J.J.Furlon~tKniffin.Durb1n.Hornad&1 and Leonis.
There were absent from such meeting Trustee,
Bone
President Trustee J.J.Furlong presiding.
The minutes of the meeting, held on
October 18th 1921
191 ,were:read and approved.
Application of J.H.Curran for a lunch box distributing permit was read
and ordered filed.
Application of H.W.Booth for & re.turan~ license at 5208 Santa Fe Ave.
was rea.d and approved.
Application of the Southern Calif.Gas Co. for a service connection
exoavation perait s:t Ea.st 27th & Santa Fe Ave was read and apPlloved.
application of the So.L.A.Water Co. for excavation permits at E 38th
and Ross St. and E.28th and Santa Fe Ave. waiJ read and approved.
Application of W.J.Ergenginger for a building permit at 3000 Santa Fe
Ave. was read and approved.
Application of John Monkoff for a building permit for a grocery store
at 25th and Santa Fe Ave was read and laid over.
Application of R.F.Ware for a building permit at 2126 East 38th St was
read and approved.
Applioation of Gordon A.Barr for a building permit at 49th & Pacific
Blvd. for the purpose of a paint faotory was read. The Board moved and
secon~d a motion that the building permit be granted but that a
paint factory would not be allowed to operate at this location on
account of fire hazard.
A oommunication regarding stray dogs was read and referred to the City
Attorney to draft an ordinance relative to dogs.
A letter from the Factory Site Co. relative to the paving of Pacific
Blvd. was read and ordered filed.
A letter from the California Cotton Oil Co. relative to the dumping
ground maintained in Los Angeles City just north ,of Vernon City
limits by which said dump is imperiling our East 26th St bridge was
read and ordered filed.
A letter from the City Manager of South Pasadena relative to the disposal
of sewage was read and ordered answered and filed.
Decision No.915a received from the State Railway Commission relative to
the Santa Fe Ry. spur track at East 50th St.was read and ordered filed.
Decision No. 9614 received from the State Railway Commission relative to
the Southern Pacific Ry. spur track accross Ross st. was read and
ordered filed.
An amended report from the Mushet Audit Co. on the Books of the City of
Vernon for the year ending June 30th 19~1 was read and ordered referr,d
to the finance committee.
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The matter of the paving of East 27th St. east from the Santa Fe.Ry.
tracks was brought up.A hearing of the property owners was held.
There were the following property owners present.- Messrs.1mchris,Flammer'
Jamison Oil Co. and Santa Fe Ry.Co. 1~.Geo.1Iachris aud the Santa Fe
Ry. Co. has no objection to the paving of this street providing the
Santa Fe Ry.Co. do not have to lower the grade of their tracks.As the
present proceedings call for the lowering of these tracks to grade the
present proceedings would have to be dropped and new proceedings started
on the other hand the Jameson Oil Co. and John Flammer do not want the
street paved at all. The Board expressed a willingness to do what ever
the majority of the frontage to be effected wished in the matter.
Discussions followed pro and con without arriving at any suitable term-
ination so the Board ordered the hearing continued on Taesday Morning
Nov.15th 1921 at 9:30 A.M.
A letter of application received from Stanley Visel an attorney whose
cliants bought a dump located in the City of Los Angeles on the west
bank of the Los Angeles River just north of the Vernon city limits was
read.These people asked permission to use the DeTurk sand pit for a
dump and to amend our present ordinance relative to the hauling of
rubbish in the City of Vernon so as to enable them to use East G6th st.
to haul over. Attorney Visel was p.esent with his cliants and. outlined
to the Board in detail their plans. Upon the termination of their
talk an attorney representing the Rubbish Mens Association made a talk
in which He outlined that the Association Wished to get this DeTurk
pit. The Board however made a motion and seconded same that they did
not care to change our ordinances to grant any concessions on rubbish
hauling,holding that our City was kept cleaner by the existance of these
ordinances and that Vernon would not care to become a dumping ground for
the waste filth that originated elsewhere.The matter was ordered closed.
The Southern Glass Company brought to the attention of the Board the
existance of a nuisance namely the loading of Manure into railway cars
from a spur track loaated at East 26tp. St. and the Santa 11le Ry.Tracks.
The Board ordered the City Health Officer to swear to a complaint if
this was a public nuisance and order the arrest of the offenders.
A Communication signed by the Vernon Fixture & Cabinet Co. relative to
the condition of the street known as St.Charles Ave.The Board referred
this matter to the City Engineer for a report.
The following reseiution was presented and upon motion duly made by
Trustee Leonis seconded by Trustee Kniffin and passed by the Board
same was ordered adopted.
RESOLUTION NO.202
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CI TY OF VERliON DO HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
That maps known as TractsNo .4386.4533 and 4384 be and the same are
hereby adopted.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full,tru8 and correct copy
of resolution No.202 passed and adopted by the Board of Trustees of the
City of Vernon at a meeting thereof duly and regularly held on the
1st day of Uovember 1921. rrJ~.. #7
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C Clerk of ve7_n.
An ordinance regulating Hogs was brought up for a second reading.Upon
motion duly made and seconded same was laid over until Wednesdap
morni.g Nov. 9th 1921 at 9:30 A.M.
M.otion was duly made by Trustee Kniffin seconded By Leonie and passed.
that the Board adjourn until Wednesday Hov.9th 1921 at 9:30 A.M.at
which hour a special meeting is called.
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